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Session 1 - Poetry is...
Directions:
1. Click the link to read the poem.
2. Follow the directions in the activity row.
3. When you complete one activity, move on to the next.
Rubric:
● Questions are answered in complete sentences, meet sentence length requirements and are
well edited.
● All activities are completed and demonstrate thoughtful and careful reading of the poem.
The Poem Amy Lowell 1. What does Amy Lowell compare a poem to? 1 sentence
2. This poem is a: (Bold the correct answer)
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
3. Thinking about poetry, come up with 2 other things you
could compare a poem to.
a. First idea:
b. Second idea:
Permanently Kenneth Koch 1. This poem features: (Bold the correct answer)
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. Personification
2. What does this poem teach you about poetry? 2
sentences
3. Write a sentence, like the examples in the poem, that
include a noun, verb, adjective and conjunction.
4. Challenge: In the poem, there is one other kind of
phrase we have practiced this year. Can you guess
which one it is?
Six Words Lloyd Schwarts 1. What six words does the poem repeat?
2. Why do you think the author repeated these words?
What does this repetition teach you about poetry? 3
sentences
3. If you could write a poem using only 6 words, what six
would you use?
4. Think about all of the poems you have ever read. Now,
after reading these three poems, answer the following
question. What is poetry? Has your definition of poetry
changed? Do you think it will change as we continue to
read? 4 sentences